William J. Jacobs ^{1 2}

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census, 1870, Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA. ² He is listed as laborer William Jacob (no S on his name) (age 50) living with his wife Mary (48); Emma (17); and William (8). Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

• Census, 1900, Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹ Living at 37 W Oak Street in Shenandoah, William Jacobs, tailor, 37, born Jul 1862, was married for 17 years to wife Sarah E., 38, born May 1862. She had birthed 4 children, 3 alive in 1900. With them: Nelda, 12, Jun 1887; Harry B., 4, Feb 1896; and William K., 2, Dec 1897. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

• Census, 1910, Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁴ He is listed in the 1910 Census as William Jacobs, age 48. In his household are Sarah E., wife, age 26, married to him for 26 years and giving birth to 5 children, 4 of whom were still living in 1910. Also there is Harry B., 14; William K., 12; Lawrence C., 6. The children and father were all born in Pennsylvania, as were their parents. Sarah's parents were born in England.

• Residence: 37 W Oak Street, 1910, Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁴

• Census, 1920, Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁵ Living at 37 W Oak Street in Shenandoah, William J. Jacobs, tailor, 56, was with wife Sarah, 55; son Harry, 24; and son Lawrence, 15. The children, Sarah, William, and william's father were born in Pennsylvania. William's mother was born in New Jersey. Sarah's parents were born in England.

William married Sarah E. <1883> in , , Pennsylvania, USA.¹ (Sarah E. was born in May 1862 in , , Pennsylvania, USA ¹.)